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Current Protein & Peptide Science

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1389-2037
ISSN (Online): 1875-5550

Perspective

A Perspective on the Role of Proteins and Peptides in the Virulence and Pathogenesis

Author(s): Héctor Manuel Mora-Montes*

Volume 20, Issue 10, 2019

Page: [960 - 961] Pages: 2

DOI: 10.2174/1389203720999190722164728

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